Bessie Coleman - the Life of the 1st Female African American

In this short informational article,the author throughly explains the life of Bessie Coleman.

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Bessie Coleman was born on January 26th , 1892.She was born in the
city of Atlanta which is located in Texas.Her mother and father (
George and Susan Coleman ) had 12 other children.She grew up facing
many racial dicrimination due to the segregation in the South.As a
child, she picked cotton , but her mother Susan had her mind set on
getting her children a good education. Bessie was one of the few in
the family who got a education.Once she graduated from highschool,
she moved to Chicago where her brother Walter ( the pullman porter
) and begin working multiple jobs.She worked as a manicurist at the
White Sox Barber Shop , while running a chili shop.Bessie was
accostumed to the hard work and labor , since a horrific day in
1901 that changed her life....her father George left that
day.Afterwards, Bessie hd to carry the difficulty of helping her
mother handle the younger children.So , having the responsibilities
of handling various tasks for work was easy. Later on, when Bessie
had enough ironing money , she paid for a trip by water to Paris ,
France where she enrolled in Flight School.In 1921 , after
completing Flight School and graduating Bessie recieved her pilot's
license.Coleman's hopes were raised and wih such enthusiasm she
traveled back to Oklahoma. From there Bessie began performing in
various air shows in numerous places.Her first crash led to about 3
months in the care of a hospital.In fact, she died preparing for
the thing she loved to do most.....FLY.It was a bright day, on
April 30th , 1926. Bessie was in her plane with her engineer
testing the engines and such things.She was leaning over the
cockpit,with no seatbelt trying to check if one of the funtions on
the plane was operating correctly. Suddenly,a strong wind came and
shook the plane.Bessie was instantly catapulted from the plane , to
her death.After 3 funerals ( one of which 10,000 mourners attended
) Bessie was buried in Lincoln Cemetary. To this day Coleman is
known as "Brave Bess" , "Queen Bess" and other nicknames that fit
her reputation. If you use this article as a informational source
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